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Despite getting distinctive distances when measured by the HIPPARCOS satellite, the two stars share a typical suitable motion and appear to be a all-natural binary technique. Also recognized as Altarf or Tarf, Beta Cancri is the brightest star in Cancer at apparent magnitude three.five. An aging star, it has expanded to about 50 times the Sun’s diameter and shines with 660 times its luminosity. It has a faint magnitude 14 red dwarf companion positioned 29 arcseconds away that requires 76,000…